"He asked me to produce ID. I refused, because I knew I wasn’t doing anything wrong,” Goodman told CBS. “And then he grabbed my arm and handcuffed me, and told me I was under arrest.” She was held for 25 hours.

This, a bad arrest followed by release with no charges, is commonly done by police throwing their weight around to make a point. They know that the process is the punishment. "You can beat the charge but you can't beat the ride."

Would it not be possible for Congress to make wilful violation of certain Bill of Rights guaranteed rights a federal violation? Could the President (assuming we had one) wield his phone and pen to make life difficult for jurisdictions and individual officers who allow and execute such harassment?

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